THE PROBLEM IS, THEY’RE A BUNCH OF CROOKS: Roll Call: Clinton Foundation’s Missteps Point to Broader Problem:

Conservative author Peter Schweizer says in his forthcoming book, “Clinton Cash,” that the foundation pocketed millions from foreign interests that won favorable treatment from the State Department. The foundation also repeatedly flouted an agreement with the Obama administration to seek approval from State Department ethics officials before accepting new donations from foreign governments.

Clinton, who is running for president, may find it hard to shake her reputation as ethically tone deaf. The foundation’s disregard for public warnings and foreign donor guidelines evoke the scandal-plagued Bill Clinton presidency.

But the controversy is just the worst and most recent example of a problem that goes beyond the Clintons: the habit of public officials to establish, raise money for and cultivate cozy ties with charitable and other tax-exempt groups. The groups may receive unlimited contributions, don’t disclose donors and provide an avenue for moneyed interests to win favor with office holders.

We have the worst political class ever, but the Clintons are the worst of the worst.